Figure 8. Saco Bay Sand Budget. In Saco Bay the frontal dune contains about 3.3 million cubic yards of sand while the back dune has 16.2 million cubic yards. Offshore, the shoreface contains 73 million cubic yards. In terms of sand volumes, about 17% of the coastal barrier sand is in the back dunes, 3% in the frontal dune and 80% in the beach and shoreface.

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